The Indifferent Ex-Husband Heartstrings in the Mall of Fate

Chapter 26

Sophia tumed around later than she should have and was momentarily stunned to see Brandon stepping out the door. Then she whispered to Susan, “Got something to take care of now, I’ll hit you up later.”

“Huh?” Susan, who was itching to get the scoop on Brandon, was also taken aback but quickly got her act together, “Oh, sure, take your time. Remember to take it easy.”

“Will do. You too, take it easy. Sophia hung up, handed the phone back to Ivan, and then turned to face Brandon.

Brandon stood at the doorway, his tall figure outlined against the light, exuding a calm yet intense presence.

He glanced at Ivan briefly, then tumed his gaze to Sophia, “Who’s this guy?”

Sophia was caught off guard at first but quickly composed herself, slightly turning her body and gesturing towards Ivan as she introduced, “Oh, this is Ivan, my senior from university. He was also our instructor for half a year and now we’re classmates again.”

After hearing the introduction, Brandon gave her a look and then turned to Ivan, his lips barely moving as he greeted him with a cool and polite, “Hello

Ivan returned the greeting with a “Hello” of his own and then looked at Sophia with a questioning gaze.

Only then did Sophia remember she hadn’t introduced Brandon. She pointed towards him and said, “He’s my…” Sophia hesitated, feeling odd about saying “ex-husband, but she managed to get it out with a stumble, ex-husband”

Brandon frowned slightly at the title, seemingly not fond of it

Ivan showed no surprise in his eyes and even nodded politely at Brandon as a form of greeting.

Brandon returned the gesture and refocused on Sophia, “If there’s something to discuss, let’s go inside. It’s cold out here”

to be leaving. She couldn’t help but glance at him, “By the way, there’s a lecture at school later, and my senior

gave her

under his gaze and her eyes drifted away,

was about to say something, he simply

Brandon stepped out, headed straight for the elevator, pressed the

Brandon also looking at her, his face and eyes returning

watched as the elevator doors slowly shut, standing still. In the elevator, Brandon didn’t move either, just calmly watching her until

the descending elevator and then at

and apologized,

mouth twitched slightly,

haven’t eaten yet, right? I’ve just made dinner upstairs, so come up and

and shook her head, “No, thank

need anything,

Sophia nodded, “Thanks.”

watching Ivan get on the elevator, Sophia went

door closed behind her, the smile on Sophia’s face slowly faded. She

Chapter 26

silent now that Brandon had

to living alone and was adapting well, Brandon’s visit still

discomfort that had bubbled up inside her, and walked over

items were scattered

medical report out of her bag.

eyes drifted to the top right corner where “early pregnancy” was clinically diagnosed She felt a bit dazed and unconsciously stroked her flat belly, finding it strange to imagine a life growing inside her. This wonder turned into unspoken anxiety when she remembered the doctor’s words about the unstable fetal condition from that afternoon She gently placed both hands on her belly, looked down, and carefully folded the report,

Hotel. Just as he pulled up